Dixson Surname

74,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dixson Surname Definition:

= Dickson, q.v.

Dixson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6571:64,0737,507
England2791:199,70617,470
Liberia2711:16,2681,692
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Panama71:558,8949,437
India61:127,844,230863,365
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2521:96,7289,867
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:36,8444,365

Dixson (1,051) may also be a first name.

Dixson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Dickson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dixson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dixson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dixson (Marathi: सोन, Oriya: ଡିକସନ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dixson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,320th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,101,836 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dixson live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 246,979th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 1,051 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,657 people, or 1 in 64,073. In The United States Dixson is most numerous in: Georgia, where 7 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Dixson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dixson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dixson last name expanded 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dixson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dixson surname are 5.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Dixson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dicxson922/
Dixon91342,419/
Dison912,840/
Dishon834,553/
Daison832,134/
Dicson83802/
Dikson83747/
Ditson83558/
Dixion83497/
Disson83482/
Dision83330/
Doison83199/
Deison83109/
Dioson8374/
Disong8354/
Dieson8337/
Dixxon8315/
Digson8314/
Dicxon8312/
Didson8310/
Dixonn8310/
Dexson836/
Disone836/
Disxon834/
Ddixon833/
Dihson833/
Duison832/
Dixoon832/
Dixsen832/
Dixsom832/
Disyon832/
Dixone831/
Doixon831/
Disont831/
Deixon831/
Disoin831/
Dhison831/
Disgon831/
Duixon830/
Dixsun830/
Dickson77245,909/
Dishong771,185/
Diocson771,082/
Discion77188/
Daisson77156/
Ditsong77102/
Deisone7723/
Dicsion7721/
Disiong7719/
Diokson7717/
Diogson7714/
Daisong7712/
Disshon7710/
Dixonne779/
Diekson778/
Daikson777/
Dissong777/
Dickxon776/
Dission776/
Daidson775/
Dikcson775/
Dissone775/
Daisone775/
Diggson774/
Dishoin774/
Dishone773/
Disoine772/
Deisson772/
Diesson772/
Dikkson771/
Dishonc771/
Dhaison771/
Duikson771/
Dishson771/
Dicsonk771/
Diksson771/
Diçkson771/
D'Hixon771/
Dicsone771/
Diksone771/
Dieyson771/
Diksion771/
Dishonk771/
Dishoun771/
Dischon771/
Diehson771/
Dhixonn771/
Dishoon770/
Deidson770/
Dittson770/
Doisson770/
Dixhoon770/
Diosson770/
Dizon73116,628/
Dyson7338,998/
Disom731,818/
Deson73476/
Disan73470/
Disen73438/
Dixen73414/
Dexon7331/
Dixan737/
Dixom734/
Dixón732/
Djson731/
Disén731/
Dyxon730/
Dixun730/
Deixonne71408/
Dishongh71306/
Dicksson7195/
Dicksion7142/
Disonova7115/
Dixonová716/
Dikckson716/
Diechson713/
Dishonne712/
Dicksoon712/
Dicksonn712/
Dissoune712/
Daickson711/
Daikeson711/
Duickson711/
Deickson711/
Dijxhoon711/
Disongue711/
Diockson711/
Ditshone711/
Doisoong711/
Deisiong711/
Diegsson711/
Dheigson711/
Dheikson711/
Dieckson710/
Dishoung710/
Daisen6796,401/
Deason678,165/
Dayson672,250/
Dishan671,777/
Disang671,308/
Deshon671,244/
Desson671,129/
Daisan67866/
Diesen67807/
Disane67722/
Duisen67573/
Desion67461/
Dissen67393/
Doizon67386/
Dicion67376/
Detson67349/
Diosan67256/
Daizon67254/
Dichon67237/
Disant67231/
Diksan67212/
Deisen67206/
Deeson67185/
Decion67172/
Disanh67109/
Deisan67105/
Dekson6753/
Diksen6740/
Doisan6732/
Disien6730/
Dissan6730/
Deyson6729/
Desong6727/
Decson6723/
Duisan6715/
Dykson6714/
Dicsen6712/
Ditsan6711/
Dishoungh6710/
Ditsom679/
Doyson678/
Dexion676/
Dehson676/
Desone676/
Dhisan674/
Dysson674/
Dedson673/
Duyson673/
Dizoon673/
Dexsen672/
Deizon672/
Diesan672/
Didsan672/
Diosen672/
Disamn671/
Dixien671/
Dicxan671/
Desyon671/
Deszon671/
Dysont671/
Ditsen671/
Desond671/
Djsoun671/
Daisom671/
Dèshon671/
Deqson671/
Desgon671/
Dezson671/
Dijkshoon671/
Dhisen671/
Dioşan671/
Dickksson671/
Dexone671/
Desoun671/
Daixun671/
Diksun671/
Ditshoung671/
Dishom671/
Dyoson671/
Dhieckson671/
Dyshon670/
Deixan670/
Deisom670/
Disian670/
Discen670/
Dyseon670/
Deaxon670/
Desont670/

Dixson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dixson in the Oriya language
ଡିକସନdikasana-
Dixson in the Marathi language
सोनsona-

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